Children 5 to 7 years old were studied; results compared role of private speech in relation to task difficulty, age, and instructions given. (SP)

Special issue devoted to the topic of standard spoken usage. (VM)

Discussion of the languages" that comprise living French, including sociolects, technolects, regional dialects, literary vocabulary, and argot. (RS)

It seems possible that a serious gap exists between current linguistic and psycholinguistic theory and classroom practice. (Authors)

Author discusses performance contracting in terms of accountability, individualized teaching, extrinsic rewards, testing, and the corruption of both language and the process of education." (Author/SP)

While an aroused public applauds the exposure of civic corruption and environmental pollution, neither the public at large nor officialdom has any concern with the corruption and pollution of language except to contribute to it. (Author)

Music, language and mathematics form the basis of existence. Keeping this in mind, teaching methods and philosophy can benefit by using this trio as guidelines for instruction. (Author/MF)

Reviews McDougal, Littell's Language of Man", and finds it to be perhaps the best language series developed for the secondary market in recent years. (Editor)

Presents a brief report of some comparative analyses of written language of primary school children of differing socio-economic levels. (Author)